Classroom Practices

ThinkCERCA in Action: Centers-Based Rotational Models

Claire Podulka

Updated November 15, 2016 16:30

For classrooms with limited access to technology, ThinkCERCA powers offline instruction through vocabulary practice, Socratic debate, and peer-to-peer collaboration in a centers-based rotational model. See it in action at Budlong Elementary School in Chicago when teacher Julie Kurtovic sets up three stations that students rotate through every 18 minutes. The first station includes essay writing practice using ThinkCERCA's interactive graphic organizer, the second station focuses on building students' vocabulary skills using words from the ThinkCERCA article, and the third station engages students in a Socratic discussion using the ThinkCERCA lesson about stereotyping as the anchor.